CVE-2025-21540 — Incorrect Authorization in Corporation Mysql Server

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization8 documents8 sources
Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 62.81%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Oracle Corporation Mysql ServerOracle Mysql Server
Timeline
PublishedJan 21
Latest updateJan 30

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.40 and prior, 8.4.3 and prior and 9.1.0 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data as well as unauthorized read…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDoracle/mysql_server8.0.0 — 8.0.40+2
▶CVEListV5oracle_corporation/mysql_server* — 8.0.40+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-gpx9-7g7w-37gv: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges)↗2025-01-21
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CVEList
CVE-2025-21540: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges)↗2025-01-21
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OSV
CVE-2025-21540: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges)↗2025-01-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
MySQL vulnerabilities↗2025-01-30
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Red Hat
mysql: MySQL Server: Unauthorized Data Modification and Read Access Vulnerability↗2025-01-21
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Oracle
Oracle Oracle MySQL Risk Matrix: Server: Security: Privileges — CVE-2025-21540↗2025-01-15
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Debian
CVE-2025-21540: mysql-8.0 - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Se...↗2025
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